Willy, I don't want to explain you nothing about animals, you have a long history as collector! But this leopard even with strange painting is clearly a leopard. See for example, the very long tail, too long for a jag and jaguars are darker inside of the black marks! It is some bodybuilt like a jag but you can easily see the shape of the skeleton like in a leopard!About the gorilla a young gorilla is a nice optionthinking in a sub-adulte simce CollectA has a gorilla baby!

BTW Nicole was obsessed by Papo Mothers with cubs and she doesn't wanted the adulte gorilla because it was not able to carry the baby in its mouth! So she gaves a new mother to the gorilla baby! Fortunately I still have an old pic of it, the mother is the Bullyland giganatosaurus!I love Nicole's sense of humour!

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Subject: Re: Willybacoman's 2011 additions Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:41 pm

Congratulations for nice new figures Willy!I'm not sure about species of both "raccoons", the first one could be ring tail and the other one is rather similar to raccoon dog, isn't it? :)

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Subject: Re: Willybacoman's 2011 additions Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:59 am

:) :)

Congratulations on your purchase willy.specialy the hyacint macaw. This is a spectacular animal, is very real and its color is stunning. I think that all animal collectors, must buy this figure.This macaw was made by safari.here mine:

Subject: Some AH WWF Models and a Corgi Toys Model came in last week... Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:27 pm

I think it was thursday, that i had this little lot coming in.I paid only a few euro's for it, so that is nice.These are models made for the Dutch Supermarket Albert Heijn(AH), in their WWF series.I have quit a few of them, including these birds.But as i knew that my good friend Christophe liked them, i did quickly catch them.The green frog with broken legg is for myself, as i missed him in this series.There is a toco toucan included in this deal to, but the seller forgot to pack him, so this will follow later, and i will put a pic of my own here to see him.

The rhino is from a Safari-set from Corgi Toys in the 1960's.Good for me, that i have pictured many many models in my head, so i quickly recognize them when i see them. Here are some pics:

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Made in China, a copy of the AAA model from China, which was made in former Schleich series to.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Made in China, the one in front is new, so another variation.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Made in China, a freshwater turtle, not bad at all.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Also made in China, and not very accurate, but for that he is a lot of fun, as he is movable, and makes sounds...When you push down the head, you hear the roar of a lion first, at the second time, you hear the sound of a zebra which is afraid and is warning for predators, very realistic sounds!I did put it on youtube specially for you guys, here is the link:[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Here are some other models from different makers i had in to.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]McDonalds white Tiger, which i already had in this colour, and i orange, but this one was slightly better, so i have one for the trade, made in Macau.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Polarbear, made by K&M-Wild Republic, China.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]African Elephant, quit a big guy, Tom Major(TM), made in China.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Also Tom Major, the left one is a new variation to me.

Subject: Different older models came in for August 2011... Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:56 pm

Yesterday and today, i had some very different models coming in...Here are the pics:

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Reindorf African elephantI couldn't find anything on this brand on the net.It was a coffee or chocolate brand probably in the 1950's and/or 1960's, which gave this model away then.So if any of you knows more about this brand, please tell me so...

The little elefant is ever so cute, - tell the man with the broom he must not pull its tail

Thankyou so much for sharing, Willy. You are a gem to the forum, you really expand our knowledge of strange brands. Others do it too, of course, but I think I am not offending anyone to say that you are really the expert in rare, old brands

Thank you very much Susanne, Harriet, Andreas and Rogerio!If i am an expert, that is the question, but you get one little by little trough the years of collecting.It is just, that i stumble on nice things during my roams on the internet, mainly e-bay, and then find those things. How more brands you see and collect, how easier it gets to recognize them on the first look...I never heard of this mark or brand Reindorf before, and as i said, i can't find anything on it yet... The elephant has the same quality as the Linde and Siku figurines, more the first actually, and the sculpting is quit good to.Yes Rogerio, the model is a wolf, but has a foxy look ,haha, or maybe even of a German shepherddog.But when you like it, and i find another one, i will send it to you, ok?I will do that with fox-models that i don't have myself anyway!

I told the zoo-keeper not to pull the elephants tail Susanne, but it was to late, and you see the elephant running now, he was scared!

Of course the U-Ei figurines do not have the highest quality, but the models are nice sometimes.So many people do collect them, and the eggs to, as they seem to change a lot in colour and shape.anyway, i thought those 2 meercats were cute, and i liked the lynx, even when he was in parts...

By the way, for who has the space, there are shops that sell almost life sized models, and some are very good to, but not all...Some are regular Schleich copies, like the austrich!But if you search the net for garden figurines like this, you will be wondered how much stuff there is!

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]This is just an example, but they have so much more!

Ah, Willy! You don't have to send the foxy wolf to me or search for foxes! But of course when you have any fox in double I'm surely glad to know that you will think in me!

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Subject: Re: Willybacoman's 2011 additions Wed Aug 31, 2011 4:41 pm

[quote="WILLYBACOMAN"]Of course the U-Ei figurines do not have the highest quality, but the models are nice sometimes.So many people do collect them, and the eggs to, as they seem to change a lot in colour and shape.anyway, i thought those 2 meercats were cute, and i liked the lynx, even when he was in parts...

Yes, but i dont know any Ü-Ei- Figurines for me, but i like your Albert Heijn animals.

Yes, i must admitt, that i like those AH figurines very much to.they have a nice quality to, and the most are quit accurate to see.I stumbled by accident on them on a market-site here in the Netherlands.I never saw these when they appeared in the supermarket, or i never even knew that this supermarket had this action to give them away with your groceries.Just a short time ago, they had animal-pictures, which were given away with your groceries, that i know...

Yes, i must admitt, that i like those AH figurines very much to.they have a nice quality to, and the most are quit accurate to see.I stumbled by accident on them on a market-site here in the Netherlands.I never saw these when they appeared in the supermarket, or i never even knew that this supermarket had this action to give them away with your groceries.Just a short time ago, they had animal-pictures, which were given away with your groceries, that i know...

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Safari Monterey Bay Collection Grey Whale with the smaller Schleich model

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]210102 Safari Monterey Bay Collection Grey Whalecalf.The same model was made for Schleich in the early 1990's to, Safari still produces it.Same for the next model.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]210502 Safari Monterey Bay Collection Humpbackwhalecalf

I had the orca and spermwhale already, but these were slightly better in shape.The spare orca is good enough for the trade or sale, so who is interested can PM me.The spermwhale and another Bullyland dolphin are good enough to make a little neighbourboy happy...

After all, expensive lot?, of course not!You know me, the both big Schleichs, the 2 Safari MBC babywhales and the 3 old Bullylands together, just 9,99 euro!

Wow nice Willy! The MBA whale calfs are actually discontinued since 2009 or 2008. You should try to get the MBA Adult Sperm whale too as its been retired as well and the sperm whale calf (the sculpt is beautiful).

I need to finish the Schleich whales as well, luckily I already have the adult grey whale, adult sperm whale, minke whale, and adult orca.

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Subject: Re: Willybacoman's 2011 additions Sat Sep 03, 2011 2:05 am

OH, that's incredible how much you pay for a sea life collection! These whales in shops are horribly expensive and hard to collect! Lucky you that are an expert finding low prices! Congratulations for your whales and I hope you have space enough for them in your house! Maybe an Ocean room!Lucky your little neigbor living near you! But be careful, very soon you will have a complete kindergarden knocking on your door!

Wow nice Willy! The MBA whale calfs are actually discontinued since 2009 or 2008. You should try to get the MBA Adult Sperm whale too as its been retired as well and the sperm whale calf (the sculpt is beautiful).

I need to finish the Schleich whales as well, luckily I already have the adult grey whale, adult sperm whale, minke whale, and adult orca.

Thanks K!I had the both Schleich marine series complete already before, but i had to sell my Schleich-collection a few years ago, because ineeded money.So i am on the way back, and in between i gather some of the Safari Ltd MBC models to.They are really great, and so much better then the Schleichs!

Thank you Rogerio and Andreas!Yes, that was a real bargon indeed, although the shipment costs did add to it, but they were 8,90 euro, so even then this lot was very cheap! Only the Schleich grey whale is sold here for 17 euro at its cheapest, and i paid not even 19 euro's for the whole lot together.I keep the son of my friend happy, but i will keep of all of the other buggers Rogerio, don't worry, haha.

Wow nice Willy! The MBA whale calfs are actually discontinued since 2009 or 2008. You should try to get the MBA Adult Sperm whale too as its been retired as well and the sperm whale calf (the sculpt is beautiful).

I need to finish the Schleich whales as well, luckily I already have the adult grey whale, adult sperm whale, minke whale, and adult orca.

Thanks K!I had the both Schleich marine series complete already before, but i had to sell my Schleich-collection a few years ago, because ineeded money.So i am on the way back, and in between i gather some of the Safari Ltd MBC models to.They are really great, and so much better then the Schleichs!

I do have to agree with you on the last part, I do love Schleich's whales (cute and all) but Safari Ltd's is a lot more realistic, it reminds me of real whales and those large scale models you see at museums and aquariums. I remember on the LG forum someone said they liked a lot better Schleich's tiger shark because its more realistic and you said it was ugly, lol that made me laugh.

I do have to say Schleich's Minke whale is a lot more realistic looking one out the of the Schleich bunch. But the Schleich whales have character. I can't believe the calfs have been retired. I have to say Schleich's recent great white shark is awesome and real looking!

...Congrats Willy! I very like Schleich whales and have,nt no one whale by Safari-Monterrey Bay... And I,m dream about big blue whale in scale of Schleich Humpback-whale... We did say about it with Christophe here [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Thanks Ana, K, and Sergey!Well, the Schleich whales are not bad, and besides the Minke whale, the northern right whale is not bad either, only to bad it is in the smaller marine series...But the quality of the Safari MBC is awesome.They are better in scale, and when you have an adult in your fingers, you know what i mean, big and heavy, and full of detail! Yes, the story with that Schleich tigershark was funny, of course it is ugly, why lie about it?It looks very toyish, and not realistic at all! On which forum that was again...? Haha

Thanks Ana, K, and Sergey!Well, the Schleich whales are not bad, and besides the Minke whale, the northern right whale is not bad either, only to bad it is in the smaller marine series...But the quality of the Safari MBC is awesome.They are better in scale, and when you have an adult in your fingers, you know what i mean, big and heavy, and full of detail! Yes, the story with that Schleich tigershark was funny, of course it is ugly, why lie about it?It looks very toyish, and not realistic at all! On which forum that was again...? Haha

Haha it was on LG. I too think its ugly and I was like "Are you kidding me?"

Thanks Susanne, Mihnea and Andreas! I had this fishmodel that you mean before in my youth Mihnea, but it was greyish black and white as far as i can remember.You are asking me to trade it, and just when it came in, me as a fishman?When i find a double one, i am happy to give it to you, but not now, as it is my only one, sorry... I am wondering if this is a deepsea fish, or a pre-historic one, i really don't know, it could be both...

Subject: A lot with many different brands came in for September 2011... Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:45 am

This is now the third time i had to put a new tread again here, because when i am uploading pictures, this site suddenly goes back to the part of the forum where this should go eventually, so i have to put all of the pics again here, including text, pffft...

But ok, back to business...Like i said, i had a lot in, with many different brands, including 2 Bullylands, which are in that section of the forum already.Here is the rest:

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]...which was my 5th variation on this model.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]This Hong Kong model was my 3rd variation on this model.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]These 2 little Britains copies were in the lot to, but i had these variations already.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Hong Kong made black panther/leopard, a new colour variation for me...

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]...here together with the spotted version, and the smaller Prior Hong Kong version.I love those mixed lots, with so much different stuff and brands!

What an exciting lot,congratulations! I also have one lot in a post office waiting for me,I',m picking it today,can't wait,more than 50 different figures I love everything from your lot,expecially wild boars and the bear(never saw them before)I have the same walrus,crocodiles,lions and dinos.I actually hate and love those lions and dinos,they are so ugly but interesting also Here are my[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.][You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]